Professional Support Legal Assistant (Knowledge Paralegal)

Job Description

White & Case is an elite global law firm serving leading companies, financial institutions and governments worldwide. Our long history as an international firm means we are perfectly placed to help our clients resolve their most complex legal challengeswherever they may be.With lawyers operating from more than 40 locations, working in virtually every country of the world, we have invested heavily in building a high-quality full-service practice competing at the top of the market. We are distinguished by our on-the-ground presencein the worlds key financial markets and our strengths in handling complex cross-border work.Its not just about our global network of offices; its the global interconnectedness of the Firm that our people, and our clients, value most. We work well together across geographic and practice boundaries. Its one of the reasons we attract and retaincross-border work. And why we attract a diverse group of people.Our lawyers are globally minded, enterprising, collaborative and committed to excellence. Diversity is a core value of our Firm and it has been recognized with numerous awards and top rankings around the world. Our people represent 90 nationalities and speak80 languages.Our Knowledge TeamOur global Knowledge teams keep W&C at the forefront of todays changing legal landscape. We help lawyers practice smarter as they deliver world-class client service. Our work ranges from helping the Firm leverage the latest legal, client and market knowledgeto providing front-line support for legal teams in their client work.The Knowledge function is closely aligned with the Firms Business Development and Marketing team under leadership of the Chief Marketing Officer. It comprises of three teams: Professional Support, Research and Information Systems and Practice Technology.Our professionals use information management, research, legal and technical training solutions to help our lawyers work efficiently and collaboratively for the benefit of our clients.Position SummaryProfessional Support Legal Assistant (PSLA) assisting and reporting to the practice PSLs (the "PSLs") and the Director of Professional Support. Assigned primarily to the central PSLA team but providing some dedicated support to the Corporate M&A and theFinancial Restrcuturing and Insovency (FRI) Practice Group (the "Group").Duties and Accountabilities

• Provide support in respect of training programmes run by the Group especially facilitating participation by fee earners in sessions in a more global training programme (including ensuring the smooth running of sessions on the day, tracking attendance inconjunction with the central People Development team, liaising with other offices to set up video conference links and reminding speakers in advance of sessions);
• Draft and assist with editing contributions to the monthly practice group current awareness bulletins;
• Assist in the maintenance and update of practice notes,standard forms, databases and trackers;
• Conduct research on legal developments or new areas of law relevant to the PSLs;
• Provide direct support to individual practitioners to assist them with locating practice-related internal and external knowledge resources;
• Maintain the knowledge-related aspects of the PSLss resources on Connect (Firms Intranet);
• Support the updating and maintenance of English Law Standard Forms and Practice Notes;
• Participate in regular meetings of the Professional Support function and Knowledge Department and liaise with other PSLs/PSLAs to facilitate the sharing of best practice and knowledge;
• Assist in the implementation of wider Marketing, Business Development and Knowledge Department and Professional Support initiatives and provide other project support to the PSLs as may be assigned by the Director of Professional Support.

Essential Job Requirements:

• Prior experience in a knowledge management/professional support team would be highly desirable but is not necessary
• High professional standards
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent drafting and research skills
• Well-developed organisational and communication skills
• Effective interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with people at all levels
• Pragmatic, self-motivated, flexible and able to work both in team and individually as required
• Willingness to take on additional tasks as and when required
• Excellent IT skills, including proficiency in MS Office, ideally experience of iManage/document management systems

Qualifications

• Degree educated, preferably LLB, plus LPC/SQE.
• Highly desirable to have working knowledge of Corporate M&A and FRI (or equivalent) but is not necessary.
• Highly desirable to have secured a future training contract at another firm.

Location

• This role is based in London

Equal OpportunitiesWhite & Case is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. It is our Firms policy to recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status,military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law.If you require assistance and/or accommodation to participate in our application and/or interview process, please email the recruiting contact listed for the relevant position. We will be happy to work with you.